Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 3

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ cristatæ, sub-inclusæ.

Pistillum. Germen tiaræforme, sulcatum, ad basin nectariferum. Stylus exertus. Stigma tetragonum.

Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.

Floret a mense Aprili in Julium.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium lente auctum. 2. Idem subtus lente auctum. 3. Calyx lente auctus. 4. Stamina et Pistillum, antherâ unicâ lente auctâ. 5. Germen et Pistillum lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with crested tips, just within the blossom. Flowers terminal. Empalement emarginated. Blossom bell-shaped and white. Leaves by threes. Stem upright, and bushy.

DESCRIPTIO.

Stem shrubby, upright, a foot high. The large and small branches are numerous, erect, and spreading.